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Clinton Raises Funds in South Alabama

By Associated Press

Daphne, AL – About 100 people heard former President Bill Clinton at a $1,000-a-person fundraiser in Daphne to help pay off Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign debt.

Bill Clinton arrived at the Daphne home of longtime friends Pat and Robert Edington around 8 p.m. Thursday.

''He greeted all our neighbors who were standing out in their yards waiting to see him,'' Robert Edington said. ''He even patted a dog.''

The Press-Register reported that Clinton briefly addressed the donors about the current financial crisis, saying Congress needed to take action.

Hillary Clinton attended a luncheon fundraiser at the Edington home in May 2007 during her campaign. Clinton's debt is estimated to be around $23 million, about half of which she loaned to her campaign.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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